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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Futurama Guy: [QB] You have to keep in mind that not everything we see on screen cannot necessarily be expected to be "the way it is" because that is the state the Federation may be in. There has to be a bit of artistic liberty here with the writers and SFX ppl who want to give certain scenes more 'shock value' then what otherwise would be considered practical. I mean, you [i]could[/i] look at it another way and use "Nemesis" as an example. We see that SF could only muster like 6 ships between the NZ and Earth to help the [i]Enterprise[/i] posthaste, in a situation some 2 years after "Endgame", where SF is no longer at a heightened state of alert. This might lead one to believe that SF doesnt have any sort of emergency-fleet-mobilization-capability in effect, especially on the border with the Romulans, the only remaining potential enemy in this corner of the galaxy. Indicating that things may be 'getting back to normal', because again, all former threats seem to be quite neutralized. Afterall, why waste resources on a "cold war state" when, really, no visible enemies exist? [b]SF is an exploratory service and I cannot believe that it would be good on morale to continue to treat the Federation as if it was still at a "state of alert" (to use modern terms) when there is no one to sitting on their back porch breathing down thier neck[/b] like the Cardassians, Dominion, Romulans and Klingons were. If there wasnt 'practible' defenses between Earth and Romulus, then I think SF isn't as concerned with threats as it has been, and that it is getting back to its "exploratory roots". Maybe it still has some defenses at key locations, like Earth or at the Wormhole, but if it isnt defending the only threatened border, then it certainly isnt as mobilized as the picture everyone here is trying to paint. As for the case of "Endgame", I cannot see that that is necessarily the "norm" (at least for the future) because 1) they have simply been in for repairs or training new crew and thus 'in the neighborhood' or possibly, yes, Earth may continue to be a bit skiddish considering it is the head and the heart of the Federation. [b]I just refuse to believe that "Roddenberry's Universe" in a post-war era needs to be set in the state of "Cold War" against no specific threat. It is a waste the resources[/b] for a GCS or NCS to defend Earth, pursing the cost of explorer ships at Earth to defend no foreseeable threat does not seem to be the "norm" or necessarily logical, for a exploratory service like SF. I think "Endgame", was done more for "the effect" from the writers and SFX guys than the "state of the Federation", Voyager sucks and made no sense 99% of the time, remember?? What is more cool?...a bunch of excelsiors and mirandas at Earth when the Borg appear, or some eyecandy for the fanboys, with a collection of ass kicking ships that really shouldnt have been there considering their designations. Anything we saw on Voyager really shoudnt be taken at face value. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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